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== Symptom ==

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Kernel 2.6.21 : the kernel module fglrx.ko will not be built ... and the ATI installer wont tell you, it has not.

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Kernel 2.6.22 will compile the module.

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== Reason ==

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ATI kernel module has non-GPL License. Kernel build system has restricted the usage of some functions to GPL-only modules. So the kernel module won't be compile.

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== Solution ==

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a) Go kick ATI to build a GPL compatible kernel module.

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b) Modify the MODULE_LICENSE String in the kernel module to "GPL"

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- or -

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Upgrade to Kernel >2.6.22

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[[Category:Releases]]

Revision as of 20:30, 16 March 2013

ATI Linux fglrx driver version 8.40.4

Release Date: 13 August, 2007

Contents

New Features

TV Out Functionality

Catalyst Control Center Linux Edition

Issues Resolved

A black screen is no longer observed on some hardware when switching to the console or leaving the X window system when a Vesa framebuffer console driver is used. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28558

Connecting a component Video display device launching X-Server no longer results in X-Server failing to start and the display device displaying a black screen. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28846

The DRI no longer fails to initialize in the second server generation. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28847

Pressing the identify displays function no longer results in display device 1 and 2 being incorrectly identified. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28848

A Floating Point Exception error no longer occurs when launching amdcccle. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28849

Known Issues

Corruption may be observed with certain applications on some Linux distributions which enable the Composite extension by default, e.g., RHEL 5. If you are observing application corruption, please disable the Composite extension. Further details can be found in topic number 737-28224

External links

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